Re:A Raspberry Pi 5 is better than two Pi 4S
by simfree on Sunday October 08, 2023 @10:24PM
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The nonstandard, low wattage power supplies combined with lack of room for full size dual slot (single PCIe x16 slot) cards limits the utility of these boxes :{
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Re:A Raspberry Pi 5 is better than two Pi 4S
by briHass on Monday October 09, 2023 @11:43AM
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Sure, you can't fit a huge graphics card in there (power or space), but I'd argue that if running a full size graphics card and/or multiple 3.5" drives is your goal, a SFF isn't the right case. Pretty sure you can find an equivalent full-tower machine as well, though you do have the Dell proprietary PSU.
I had mine running for a bit with long SATA cables snaked out of the case to a couple 3.5 drives in a makeshift enclosure, but SATA/NVMe drives have gotten so cheap, it calls into question the need for all the power.